"How old are you?"
Me: "Over 21."
Student: "But under what?"
Me: "100."
Student: "You have to use a two-digit number."
Me: "Okay. I'm under 99."
The student didn't like this. He was going to pester me until I told him. And I wasn't going to tell him. I tried going the asking-someone's-age-is-rude route, but he wasn't having that either. So, he started grasping at straws.
Student: "You can't use any number bigger than 50."
Me: "But what if I'm over 50?"
Other students chimed in to say that I didn't look like I was over 50. Defeated, the boy said I had to use 65.
Me: "Okay, I'm under 65."
I suppose I should just tell them my age. But I don't want to.
Kinda rude I think to ask your age. I wouldn't tell him either.
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I've explained that asking a woman's age is rude, but middle schoolers just don't get that.
DeleteI think "under 99" is the perfect answer. But of course the kid probably took it as some sort of challenge.
ReplyDeleteI love how you answered him! Good for you!! I would do all I could to fluster him:)
ReplyDeleteI'm always being asked my age. I let them guess and just agree to whatever I think sounds flattering but feasible :)
ReplyDeleteIt just worries me when they guess something so much older...
DeleteYou could just tell him it wasn't anyone's business or - and maybe this is better - that you don't give your age out to prevent people from judging you by your age.
ReplyDeleteI once gave some kids my age as a maths problem. They solved it and figured out how old I was, but at least it kept them quiet and somewhat on task while they tried to work it out, hehe.
ReplyDeleteThat's clever. I would do that, but I don't actually want them to figure it out.
DeleteDon't they know they're never supposed to ask a person's age or weight? I'll tell my age, though. You'll never get my weight out of me!
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